bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
180 degrees; complete change
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
weight stone (placed on pickles)
to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down)
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
emotional strength; force of will
several minutes; a few minutes
to shave off; to scrape off
to breathe while sleeping
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
nape (of the neck); nucha
prickling; stinging; tingling
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister